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Locality Name:
Atlin Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada

Oldest recorded age at locality: 270
Youngest recorded age at locality: 250

mindat Locality ID: 30521
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-30521.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Atlin Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada": 27
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 20

Number of Child Localities: 18
Child Localities:
Atlin
Atlin-Ruffner Mine
Bennett
Fox Creek
Laverdiere Prospects
McKee Creek Placers
O'Donnel River
Pine Creek
Rainy Hollow District
Ruby Creek
Spruce Creek
Squaw Creek
Tagish Lake
Tuya Range
White Creek Placers
Whitewater Mts
Windy Craggy Deposit
Wright Creek

Latitude: 59°30'55"N
Longitude: 134°10'43"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 59.515277777778,-134.17861111111

A	This mineral is Anthropogenic.
G	This mineral is directly dated.
B	This mineral is reported as having this age.
Y	This mineral is using an age reported as an element mineralization period.
O	This mineral is using an age calculated from all data at the locality.
R	The age displayed for this mineral originates from a different, non-child locality.
P	The age displayed for this mineral is the range of ages for this mineral at all of this locality's children.
	This mineral's age has not yet been recorded.

Amphibole	Arsenic	Arsenopyrite	Baryte	Berthierite	Beryl	Calcite	Chalcanthite	Chalcopyrite	Clay
Clinozoisite	Cobaltite	Copper	Coronadite	Corundum	Covellite	Cubanite	Digenite	Epidote	Feldspar
Fluorite	Garnet	Gypsum	Löllingite	Linarite	Malachite	Marcasite	Mica	Molybdenite	Nickeline
None	Not in a structural group	Olivine	Phenakite	Pyrite	Pyroxene	Quartz	Rocksalt	Rutile	Scheelite
Sphalerite	Spinel	Stilpnomelane	Tetrahedrite	Titanite	Topaz	Valleriite	Vesuvianite	Vivianite	Wollastonite
Wurtzite	Zircon

This Mineral list contains entries from this locality, including sub-localities. Minerals in bold are reported by mindat.org as occurring directly at this locality, and do not occur at any children (sublocalities) of this locality.

Elements at this locality, including sub-localities: Ag Al As Au Ba Be Bi C Ca Co Cu F Fe H Ir K Mg Mo Na O Os Pb Ru S Sb Si Sn W Zn Zr

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Cu H O Pb S

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Amphibole Arsenic Arsenopyrite Baryte Berthierite Beryl Calcite Chalcanthite Chalcopyrite Clay
Clinozoisite Cobaltite Copper Coronadite Corundum Covellite Cubanite Digenite Epidote Feldspar
Fluorite Garnet Gypsum Löllingite Linarite Malachite Marcasite Mica Molybdenite Nickeline
None Not in a structural group Olivine Phenakite Pyrite Pyroxene Quartz Rocksalt Rutile Scheelite
Sphalerite Spinel Stilpnomelane Tetrahedrite Titanite Topaz Valleriite Vesuvianite Vivianite Wollastonite
Wurtzite Zircon

73 IMA Minerals at location:

Actinolite ()*	Albite ()*	Andradite ()*	Anhydrite ()*	Ankerite ()*
Anorthite ()*	Antimony ()*	Arsenic ()*	Arsenopyrite ()*	Azurite ()*
Baryte ()*	Berthierite ()*	Beryl ()*	Bornite ()*	Calcite ()*
Cassiterite ()*	Chalcanthite ()*	Chalcocite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Clinozoisite ()*
Cobaltite ()*	Covellite ()*	Cubanite ()*	Digenite ()*	Diopside ()*
Epidote ()*	Erythrite ()*	Fluorite ()*	Forsterite ()*	Gahnite ()*
Galena ()*	Gold ()*	Graphite ()*	Gypsum ()*	Hematite ()*
Hydromagnesite ()*	Iridium ()*	Lansfordite ()*	Linarite ()*	Löllingite ()*
Magnetite ()*	Malachite ()*	Malayaite ()*	Marcasite ()*	Microcline ()*
Molybdenite ()*	Monticellite ()*	Muscovite ()*	Osmium ()*	Paradocrasite ()*
Phenakite ()*	Pyrargyrite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*	Quartz ()*
Rutheniridosmine ()*	Scheelite ()*	Schwertmannite ()*	Siderite ()*	Silver ()*
Sphalerite ()*	Stibarsen ()*	Stilpnomelane ()*	Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*
Topaz ()*	Tremolite ()*	Valleriite ()*	Vesuvianite ()*	Wittichenite ()*
Wollastonite ()*	Zircon ()*	Zoisite ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of Sublocalities containing mineral	LOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids	# of localities containing mineral
Actinolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_4.5-2.5Fe²⁺_0.5-2.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂			1	29545	3419
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)	270	270	2	29545,29556	8803
Andradite ()*	Garnet	Ca₃Fe³⁺₂(SiO₄)₃			3	29544,29545,29552	1534
Anhydrite ()*	Not in a structural group	Ca(SO₄)	270	270	1	29556	1588
Ankerite ()*	None	Ca(Fe²⁺,Mg)(CO₃)₂	250	250	3	29533,29550,29557	3092
Anorthite ()*	Feldspar	Ca(Al₂Si₂O₈)			1	29544	1036
Antimony ()*	Arsenic	Sb			1	29550	363
Arsenic ()*	Arsenic	As			1	29550	379
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	250	250	3	29533,29550,29557	9052
Azurite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂			1	29544	5509
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	270	270	1	29556	11547
Berthierite ()*	Berthierite	FeSb₂S₄			1	29550	343
Beryl ()*	Beryl	Be₃Al₂Si₆O₁₈			1	29536	4286
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄			3	29538,29544,29545	5516
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	250	250	5	29533,29544,29550,29552,29557	27770
Cassiterite ()*	Rutile	SnO₂			1	29533	5171
Chalcanthite ()*	Chalcanthite	Cu(SO₄)·5H₂O	270	270	1	29556	925
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S			2	29544,29545	5707
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	270	250	6	29533,29538,29544,29550,29556,29557	27198
Clinozoisite ()*	Clinozoisite Epidote	Ca₂Al₃[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)			1	29544	1025
Cobaltite ()*	Cobaltite	CoAsS	250	250	2	29538,29557	966
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS			1	29544	4165
Cubanite ()*	Cubanite Wurtzite	CuFe₂S₃	250	250	1	29557	802
Digenite ()*	Digenite	Cu_1.8S	250	250	1	29557	1027
Diopside ()*	Pyroxene	CaMgSi₂O₆			1	29544	4135
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	270	270	3	29538,29544,29556	8173
Erythrite ()*	Vivianite	Co₃(AsO₄)₂·8H₂O			1	29538	814
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂			2	29536,29550	9617
Forsterite ()*	Olivine	Mg₂(SiO₄)			1	29546	1188
Gahnite ()*	Spinel	ZnAl₂O₄			1	29544	445
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	270	250	3	29533,29556,29557	24243
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	270	250	11	29533,29538,29539,29540,29546,29548,29550,29553,29556,29557,29558	30554
Graphite ()*	None	C	250	250	1	29557	2812
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O	270	270	1	29556	6890
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	270	270	2	29538,29556	14640
Hydromagnesite ()*	None	Mg₅(CO₃)₄(OH)₂·4H₂O			1	29532	341
Iridium ()*	Copper	Ir			3	29540,29546,29547	162
Lansfordite ()*	None	Mg(CO₃)·5H₂O			1	29532	17
Linarite ()*	Linarite	CuPb(SO₄)(OH)₂	270	250	0		987
Löllingite ()*	Löllingite	FeAs₂			1	29550	762
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	270	270	3	29538,29544,29556	14899
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂			1	29538	12537
Malayaite ()*	Titanite	CaSnO(SiO₄)			1	29552	40
Marcasite ()*	Marcasite	FeS₂	250	250	1	29557	5674
Microcline ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)			1	29536	4924
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂			3	29533,29538,29544	5800
Monticellite ()*	Olivine	CaMg(SiO₄)			1	29544	153
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	270	270	3	29544,29550,29556	17380
Osmium ()*	None	Os			3	29540,29546,29547	169
Paradocrasite ()*	None	Sb₂(Sb,As)₂			1	29550	6
Phenakite ()*	Phenakite	Be₂(SiO₄)			1	29536	326
Pyrargyrite ()*	None	Ag₃SbS₃			1	29533	1425
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	270	250	5	29533,29538,29550,29556,29557	39462
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	250	250	5	29533,29538,29544,29550,29557	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	270	250	7	29533,29536,29544,29550,29552,29556,29557	61156
Rutheniridosmine ()*	None	(Ir,Os,Ru)			2	29546,29547	47
Scheelite ()*	Scheelite	Ca(WO₄)			3	29533,29538,29552	4894
Schwertmannite ()*	Coronadite	Fe³⁺₁₆O₁₆(OH)_9.6(SO₄)_3.2·10H₂O	270	270	1	29556	37
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)	250	250	2	29550,29557	6417
Silver ()*	Copper	Ag			2	29544,29550	5186
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	270	250	4	29533,29544,29556,29557	21482
Stibarsen ()*	Arsenic	SbAs			1	29550	48
Stilpnomelane ()*	Stilpnomelane Clay	(K,Ca,Na)(Fe,Mg,Al)₈(Si,Al)₁₂(O,OH)₃₆·nH₂O	250	250	1	29557	456
Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Fe₂)As₄S₁₃	270	270	1	29556	1803
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃	270	270	3	29533,29538,29556	5317
Topaz ()*	Topaz	Al₂SiO₄F₂			1	29536	1476
Tremolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_5.0-4.5Fe²⁺_0.0-0.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂			1	29538	2562
Valleriite ()*	Valleriite	2[(Fe,Cu)S]·1.53[(Mg,Al)(OH)₂]	250	250	1	29557	237
Vesuvianite ()*	Vesuvianite	(Ca,Na)₁₉(Al,Mg,Fe)₁₃(SiO₄)₁₀(Si₂O₇)₄(OH,F,O)₁₀			2	29544,29552	1395
Wittichenite ()*	None	Cu₃BiS₃			2	29544,29545	297
Wollastonite ()*	Wollastonite	CaSiO₃			1	29544	1247
Zircon ()*	Zircon	Zr(SiO₄)			1	29546	5251
Zoisite ()*	Epidote	Ca₂Al₃[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)			1	29544	1025

2 Ages assigned to this locality:

	Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Dating Method	Age Interpret	Prioritized?	Sample Source	Sample Num	Run Num	Age from other Locality	Dated Mineral	Minerals explicitely stated as having this age	Age applies to these Elements	MinDat Locality ID	Dated Locality (Max Age)	Location as listed in reference	Reference	Reference DOI	Reference ID	Age Notes
	vms-00093	270	270	Permian										S	245492	Tulsequah Chief Mine, Mount Eaton, Whitewater Mts, Atlin Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada	Tulsequah Chief	Moiser et al. (2009)		USGSOFR2009_1034
	vms-00094	250	250	Permian-Triassic										S	239048	Windy Craggy Deposit, Atlin Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada	Windy Craggy	Moiser et al. (2009)		USGSOFR2009_1034

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL
R080024	Ash Mountain, Tuya Range, Atlin Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada	https://rruff.info/R080024

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